New Words Flashcards
Tout á fait
Absolument
Absolutely
Je me suis decidée
I made up my mind
Devant
Before
In front of
Outside
Example: Elle est assis devant moi. (she’s sitting in front of me)
En
- en is never followed by articles like le, du, des.
- Usually being used with feminine countries and some figurative expressions.
- Can also talk about years and months and seasons.
Examples: Nous habitons en France. (we live in France) en 1983 (in 1983) en janvier (in January) en hiver (in winter) en train (in train)
Envers
Vers
- Envers is used to mean”towards” as in an action to a person. (Example: She was hostile towards him.)
- When referring to a physical motion such as going towards something, vers is used
Environ
about, approximately
Example: environ 20 personnes. (about 20 persons
Par
par by, through, per, with Examples: deux par deux (two by two) par email (by email)
Pendant
During, for
Examples:
pendant l’été (during the summer)
pendant plusieurs mois (for several months)
Selon
selon
according to, depending on
Vers
vers
towards
Also applicable for use with dates to mean “in around…”, “circa…”
Au fond de
At the bottom of
Au milieu de
In the middle of
Au bout de
After
Above below
au-dessous de
below
au-dessus de
above
Au bord de
At the edge of at the side of
À cause de
Because of
For fifteen minutes
For an hour
Pendant quinze minutes
Pendant une heure
d’après
Selon
According to
From
Based on
Next
Next to
Auprès de
à côté de
près de
à proximité
In front of
At the bottom of
En bas de
Loin de
Far from
A long way far from
Autant de
Tant
As much
Until. So much
Autour de
Dans le monde entier
About
Around
Afin de
Afin
So as to
In order to
To…in order
Justqu’à
Until
A peu près
More or less
Pendant longtemps
For a long time
Quand même
Anyway
In the next minute
Dans la minute qui suit
Anything
n’importe quoi
